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News Around New Jersey
By TAPINTO STAFF
November 22, 2023
TRENTON/PRINCETON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy are inviting New Jersey residents to visit Drumthwacket during the holidays. The Drumthwacket Foundation is teaming up with seven garden clubs from around the state, for "The Holidays at Drumthwacket." Each public room on the ...
PARAMUS, NJ - New Jersey Lt. Governor Tahesha Way pardoned Travis the turkey at Stew Leonard's annual turkey pardon ceremony. "On behalf of the great state of New Jersey and all the powers invested in me as Lieutenant Governor, I pardon you, Travis, wishing you lifelong blessings. You are ...
FANWOOD, NJ -- Customers at gas stations on and near Terrill Road in Scotch Plains are currently enjoying gas prices even below the seasonal lows seen all over the area. The new QuickChek, which opened on October 31, has set a very low cash price for regular octane to attract customers to the ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Peter Mayer, who performed with Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer band for more than 30 years, will perform his 24th annual 'Stars and Promises' Christmas concert at Somerville High School on Friday, Dec. 8. The concert will include a special tribute ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- ALDI is seeking to open a supermarket on the site of the former Barnes & Noble Booksellers. The Springfield Planning Board will hear an application from the German-owned discount grocery store chain at its next meeting on Monday, Nov. 13. A supermarket is an approved ...
UNION, NJ – Robert Constant, a successful children’s book author from Scotch Plains, NJ, will host a panel of speakers and readers at an “Assault on Illiteracy” event presented by the Omicron Chi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity at Barnes & Noble (2401 Rte. 22 West in Union, NJ), on ...
MADISON, NJ - NJ Transit is reporting that a pedestrian near the Madison Train station was struck Tuesday afternoon. Authorities have not identified the pedestrian. According to NJ Transit, the Morris and Essex Line rail service has 60 minute delays in both directions due to the ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield parents, students and community members are demanding action after word got out at Westfield High School that at least one boy from the school had created and shared pornographic images using photos of the faces of some of the school’s female students. The pictures were ...
SPARTA, NJ – It is a terrible story. A mom’s phone rings, and it’s her adult son crying and apologizing for causing an accident that landed him in jail and others in the hospital. The call actually happened to a Sparta mother, a professional woman with grown children in college and medical ...
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ — At Monday night’s Union County Vocational-Technical Schools (UCVTS) Board of Education meeting, parents called for the firing of a teacher who shared a non-sanctioned, anti-Israel TikTok video with her students. The video, which was unrelated to course work, was shared via ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey and 41 other states have sued Meta in federal and state court, claiming the company knowingly designed features on Facebook and Instagram that are harmful and purposefully addict children and teens. The plaintiffs say Meta falsely assured the public some features are ...
UNION, NJ — College campuses in New Jersey will be required to strengthen mental health support for students, with increased awareness, more training for staff and more access to resources that will help prevent suicides. Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way signed bill A-1176 into law Thursday at Kean ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey's Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) say drivers should be careful this time of year, as fall mating season for deer begins. “Deer are involved in thousands of collisions with motor vehicles in New Jersey each year, ...
POMONA, NJ — The nonpartisan advocacy organization South Jersey Forward released a detailed report on how to fill the news void in South Jersey. It's called "The (Sad) State of Local Media in South Jersey and How to Change It.” “By working together—citizens, the private sector, and ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Amateur detective work and sheer doggedness. That’s what it took – along with help from Woodbridge and Newark police – to reunite Xavier Burgos with his adorable French Bulldog puppy “Enzo,” kidnapped in May and held for an $8,000 ransom. Burgos, a 22-year-old Orange ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — It began at a ‘Cinco de Mayo’ party. George Beato couldn’t show up empty-handed to his co-worker’s Cinco de Mayo house party in May 2021. So he brought a tray of his homemade empanadas. They were a big hit with other guests. “Somebody suggested, ‘Hey, you could sell ...
UNION COUNTY, NJ — Employees at Union County’s parks department were ready to spray trees with pesticides to stop the invasive plant-hoppers from doing damage to crops and other plants, but the hordes of Spotted Lanternflies that County residents were prepared to stomp on this summer never ...
NEWARK, NJ — Thousands of people — many dressed in cocktail dresses and sharp suits — flocked to downtown Newark for MTV’s video music awards on Tuesday night. For Newark’s downtown, the Sept. 12 event meant a boost for local businesses, street closures, and heavy police presence in what is the ...
The New Jersey Storytelling Festival will be held on Saturday, September 30 from 12pm to 5pm - featuring more than 50 storytellers in six locations in the Flemington Arts & Cultural District. The Festival is free, and will feature a Legacy Storytelling workshop for families in the morning from ...
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way was sworn in Friday as the state's new lieutenant governor. Gov. Phil Murphy named Way to succeed the late Sheila Oliver, who died last month. "To me, Sheila was more than a trusted colleague," Way said. "She was a cherished friend, a ...
TRENTON, NJ — A new anti-SLAPP law in New Jersey protects people from lawsuits meant to silence or intimidate them. A SLAPP suit (strategic lawsuits against public participation) is a lawsuit that’s filed simply so the defendant will incur significant costs. Gov. Murphy signed S2802/A4393, ...
BEACH HAVEN, NJ - A young man has drowned after getting caught in strong rip currents at the Fifth Street Beach in Beach Haven on the afternoon of Sept. 3. The reports stated that at approximately 2:53 p.m. lifeguards, police and EMS were sent to 5th Street in search of a submerged swimmer.
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey has expanded its Safe Haven Infant Protection Act to give another option to parents to safely surrender newborns without fear of prosecution. Gov. Phil Murphy signed A4110/S2828 Friday in Trenton. Parents can now voluntarily surrender their newborns at the hospital where ...
NEWARK, NJ — Protestors outside the Newark field offices for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday, Aug. 30, rallied against a federal judge’s decision to allow the last ICE detention center in New Jersey — Elizabeth Detention Center — to remain open. U.S. District Court Judge ...
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - A helicopter has crashed in the water on the border of South Brunswick and Princeton resulting in the death of the pilot, according to media reports and police. No injuries have been reported on the ground as police, firefighters, and EMS are still on the scene. The identity ...
UNION, NJ – Talented residents from across Union County are invited to participate in 'Union’s Got Talent', a fundraising event for the Union High School Performing Arts Company and the Douglas Michael Krueger Scholarship Fund. Online video submissions are now being accepted through Sept. 22. ...
CAMDEN – Thirteen-year-old Riley Alcantor will have quite a story to tell his classmates when he returns to school soon. That’s because the Swedesboro resident and aspiring wrestler – who, his father said, has learned many of his moves by watching videos of Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs ...
WESTFIELD, NJ — Learn about Westfield’s connection to the Revolutionary War at an immersive family-friendly event in Mindowaskin Park Sunday, Aug. 27. The fourth annual 'March to Yorktown Day' is set to return with pop-up encampments, live reenactments, cooking demonstrations, a march and other ...
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ – Gavin Hawk, didn’t just register a perfect 800 Math SAT, he is also ranked first in his incoming Junior class of 480 students. Less than 1% of all students who take the SAT receive a perfect score according to Phillipsburg High School Principal Kyle Rovi. In fact, just .7%.
TRENTON, NJ — A new law requires New Jersey schools to offer free menstrual products for students in grades six through 12. Gov. Phil Murphy signed S1221/A1349 Wednesday in Trenton. “When students can’t access the menstrual products they need for their reproductive health, the potential ...
